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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Green Bank Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

124Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Green Bank

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Green Bank route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American CrowCorvidae922025-3%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae402025+17%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302025-39%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025+46%1979
American RobinTurdidae272025-52%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae252025+133%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232025+42%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025+37%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-18%1979
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae202025+300%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+39%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025-28%1979
OvenbirdParulidae192025+194%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+250%1979
Bank SwallowHirundinidae171997n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae152025+131%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152025+317%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+74%1979
European StarlingSturnidae132025-32%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-28%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+25%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+71%1979
American RedstartParulidae102025+550%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+357%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+133%1979
Magnolia WarblerParulidae92025+138%1980
Pine SiskinFringillidae92013n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-17%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025-29%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72008-25%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+60%1979
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62025+325%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+200%1982
Brown CreeperCerthiidae62025+200%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-73%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+8%1979
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-38%1986
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+29%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae52023-71%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-25%1979

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.